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| 1. |
What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty? |
| A. | buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian. |
| B. | buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization. |
| C. | buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues. |
| D. | buddhism was seen as a challenge to the confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy. |
| Answer» B. buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization. | |